What’s Happening for July 7, 2011

Koval Distillery, a Chicago-based craft distillery, is launching its entrance into the Baton Rouge market with a tasting of its single-grain white whiskeys from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at Gaudet Bros. Salon, 1284 Perkins Road.

It will also include a cocktail contest. Anyone interested in participating in the contest should submit a recipe for a Baton Rouge-themed cocktail using one of the Koval whiskeys before Friday to Jen Gambel at jen@koval-distillery.com.

Instructor Bruce Slade will teach the class “A Night in Italy” at 10:30 a.m. July 15-16. Cost is $75 per person.

The menu includes “The Nightgown,” a comfort dish Slade said he first had 30 years ago in the Nicola Paone Restaurant in New York City. It includes fresh mozzarella wrapped in prosciutto and veal scaloppini, breaded and deep fried, then wrapped in its “nightgown” of fried eggplant, placed on a bed of red sauce, topped with fresh mozzarella and baked.

He also will prepare Roasted Potatoes With Cipollini Onions; and Italian Chef’s Salad and Arctic Cappuccino, an espresso, chocolate and ice cream beverage.

Janice “Boo” Mascomber will teach the class “Stirring Up Some Fun Sicilian Style” at 10:30 a.m. July 22-23. Cost is $65 per person.